Astronomical symbols represent various celestial objects.

Chinese astronomical symbols on an antique bronze mirror.

Astronomical symbols are symbols used to represent various celestial objects, theoretical constructs and observational events in astronomy. Astronomical symbols listed here are commonly used by professional and amateur astronomers. Many of the astronomical symbols are shared with western astrology. Astronomical symbols uses multiple variant forms.

Planets

name

symbol

Unicode

image

Represented by image

Mercury

U+263F

Mercury's winged helmet and caduceus

Venus

U+2640

Venus' hand mirror

Earth

U+2295

globe with Equator and a meridian

Mars

U+2642

Mars' shield and spear

Jupiter

U+2643

Jupiter's thunderbolt or eagle

Saturn

U+2644

Saturn's sickle or scythe

Uranus

From a symbol for platinum, a combination of the symbols for Mars and the Sun